The Glorious Cause - The American Revolution 1763-1789

Zusatztext The reader in search of a wide-ranging overview of the Revolution would be better off turning to any number of earlier books (from Trevelyan's classic 'American Revolution' to more recent works like 'The Glorious Cause' by Robert Middlekauff). Informationen zum Autor Robert Middlekauff is Preston Hotchkis Professor of American History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. The winner of a Bancroft Prize for The Mathers, he was Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University and also served as Director of the Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens. Klappentext The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic. Beginning with the French and Indian War and continuing to the election of George Washington as first president, Robert Middlekauff offers a panoramic history of the conflict between England and America, highlighting the drama and anguish of the colonial struggle for independence. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive, illustrated history of African Americans from 1502 to 1880. From Chapter 5 of To Make Our World, this is a single volume edition.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Middlekauff, Robert (Preston Hotchkiss Professor of American History Middlekauff
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2005
• EAN: 9780195162479
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516247-9
• No. of pages: 750
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 243 mm x 55 mm
• Series: Oxford History of the United States; Oxford History of the United S; Oxford History of the United States; Oxford History of the United S
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous